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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- Union City, Ohio
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- High School:
- Mississinawa Valley
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- Position:
- OH
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- Major:
- Athletic Training
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 1.51
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- h %
- .097
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- a/s
- 0.03
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- b/s
- 0.28
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- sa/s
- 0.04
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- d/s
- 0.75
Bio
Junior (2015): Played in all 30 matches and 106 sets ... Recorded 165 kills averaging 1.56 kills per set ... Had three assists and four service aces on the season ... Earned 82 digs ... Had a total of 30 blocks (three solo and 27 assists).
Sophomore (2014): Played in all 30 matches and all but one set at 105 ... Finished in the top-five on the team in kills with 113 ... Averaged 1.08 kills per set with a .180 hitting percentage ... Recorded a season-high nine kills against Webster (Mo.) University on Sept. 7 ... Was fourth in total blocks with 34 (nine solo and 25 assists) ... Had 13 set assists ... Added one service ace and 53 digs.
Freshman (2013): Appeared in 15 matches, with 32 sets played … Recorded 13 kills, averaging 0.41 per set … Had 70 total attacks, with nine attacking errors, finishing with a .057 attacking percentage ... Had one assist … Had nine serve attempts with one service error, a .889 serve percentage ... Recorded 26 digs, averaging 0.81 digs per set ... Made six total blocks ... Made two solo blocks ... Made four assisted blocks ... Averaged 0.19 blocks per set ... Scored 17 total points, averaging 0.53 points per set.
Prep: Three-year letterwinner at Mississinawa Valley High for head coach Scott Brewer … Team captain during junior and senior campaigns … Earned First-Team Cross County Conference and was voted Daily Advocate Player of the Year in 2012 … Named CCC All-Conference Team and District-Nine Second Team both junior and senior years … Honor Roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Kerry and Melanie Neargarder … Majoring in athletic training.
Recent Games
| Total | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 9 |
| Sets | 109 | 35 |
| Kills | 165 | 73 |
| Kills per set | 1.51 | 2.09 |
| Errors | 104 | 36 |
| Total Attacks | 629 | 214 |
| Hitting Percentage | .097 | .173 |
| Assists | 3 | 0 |
| Assists per set | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Service Aces | 4 | 1 |
| Service Errors | 5 | 3 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Receptions | 20 | 6 |
| Reception Errors | 4 | 1 |
| Digs | 82 | 30 |
| Digs per set | 0.75 | 0.86 |
| Block Solo | 3 | 2 |
| Block Assist | 27 | 14 |
| Block Total | 30 | 16 |
| Blocks per set | 0.28 | 0.46 |
| Block Errors | 6 | 2 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 185.5 | 83.0 |
| Points per set | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Matches started | 7 | 3 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -.059 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Pacific Lutheran | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Emory | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -.091 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 5 | vs. John Carroll | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -.154 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Bethany (W.V.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | -.313 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. D'Youville | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 12 | at Penn St.-Behrend | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 15 | at Heidelberg | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 26 | .231 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Sep 18 | at Ohio Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | .000 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 18 | vs. John Carroll | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 3 | 33 | .152 | 3 | 8.0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Alma (Mich.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .133 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Grove City | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 1 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 25 | at Muskingum | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | .036 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Capital | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | .100 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Ohio Northern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 9 | 6 | 35 | .086 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 29 | Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 26 | .115 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 3 | Mt. St. Joseph | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 9 | 3 | 26 | .231 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Oct 3 | Otterbein | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 | -.152 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 7 | at Bluffton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 | .273 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 14 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Transylvania (Ky.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 29 | .172 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 21 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 24 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 8 | 37 | .135 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Oct 28 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 31 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 10 | 9 | 40 | .025 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Nov 4 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -.063 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Bluffton | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 33 | .152 | 0 | 10.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Pacific Lutheran | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Emory | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. John Carroll | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Bethany (W.V.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. D'Youville | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Penn St.-Behrend | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Heidelberg | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Ohio Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. John Carroll | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Alma (Mich.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Grove City | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Muskingum | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Capital | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Ohio Northern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Mt. St. Joseph | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Otterbein | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Bluffton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Transylvania (Ky.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Bluffton | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Calvin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Pacific Lutheran | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Emory | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. John Carroll | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Bethany (W.V.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. D'Youville | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Penn St.-Behrend | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Geneva | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Heidelberg | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Ohio Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. John Carroll | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Alma (Mich.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Grove City | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Muskingum | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Capital | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Baldwin Wallace | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Ohio Northern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | Ohio Northern | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Mt. St. Joseph | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Otterbein | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Bluffton | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Hanover (Ind.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Transylvania (Ky.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | Anderson (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Bluffton | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats - Offense
Splits Stats - Offense
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 30 | 109 | 165 | 1.51 | 104 | 629 | .097 | 3 | 0.03 | 185.5 | 1.7 |
| Conference | 9 | 35 | 73 | 2.09 | 36 | 214 | .173 | 0 | 0.00 | 83.0 | 2.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 29 | 48 | 1.66 | 36 | 179 | .067 | 0 | 0.00 | 60.0 | 2.1 |
| Away | 10 | 35 | 63 | 1.80 | 33 | 217 | .138 | 0 | 0.00 | 70.0 | 2.0 |
| Neutral | 13 | 45 | 54 | 1.20 | 35 | 233 | .082 | 3 | 0.07 | 55.5 | 1.2 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 43 | 66 | 1.53 | 37 | 226 | .128 | 3 | 0.07 | 79.5 | 1.8 |
| Losses | 19 | 66 | 99 | 1.50 | 67 | 403 | .079 | 0 | 0.00 | 106.0 | 1.6 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 18 | 61 | 74 | 1.21 | 49 | 333 | .075 | 3 | 0.05 | 77.5 | 1.3 |
| October | 10 | 40 | 78 | 1.95 | 46 | 247 | .130 | 0 | 0.00 | 92.5 | 2.3 |
| November | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 9 | 49 | .082 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.5 | 1.9 |
Splits Stats - Defense
| m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 109 | 82 | 0.75 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 0.28 |
| Conference | 9 | 35 | 30 | 0.86 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.46 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 7 | 29 | 21 | 0.72 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.52 |
| Away | 10 | 35 | 29 | 0.83 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.34 |
| Neutral | 13 | 45 | 32 | 0.71 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.07 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 43 | 26 | 0.60 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.44 |
| Losses | 19 | 66 | 56 | 0.85 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.17 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 18 | 61 | 42 | 0.69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.10 |
| October | 10 | 40 | 34 | 0.85 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.47 |
| November | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
Splits Stats - Serve/Receive
| m | s | sa | sa/s | r | re | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 30 | 109 | 4 | 0.04 | 20 | 4 |
| Conference | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0.03 | 6 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 7 | 29 | 3 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0.03 | 7 | 2 |
| Neutral | 13 | 45 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 2 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 11 | 43 | 3 | 0.07 | 6 | 1 |
| Losses | 19 | 66 | 1 | 0.02 | 14 | 3 |
| Month | ||||||
| September | 18 | 61 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 3 |
| October | 10 | 40 | 4 | 0.10 | 6 | 1 |
| November | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Defiance Ends Season at HCAC Semifinals
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Yellow Jackets Advance to HCAC Semifinals
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Jackets Lose Close Match Against Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
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LEXINGTON, KY. -- After dropping a close first set, the Defiance College volleyball team then captured three straight sets to win 3-1 against...
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Volleyball Opens Season at Calvin (Mich.) College Invitational
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